Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th September - What small DFW things have you done this week

Candy0107

When we start out on the DFW trail we do loads of "big stuff" that makes quite a difference to our situation. These include having our lightbulb moment, cutting up the credit cards and cancelling Sky and the gym.

But once we have done the bigger stuff, we often feel that we are not making the same amount of progress, when in fact the small steps are helping us form good financial habits and helping us get closer everyday to staying in control and becoming debt free, or staying debt free

Examples could be charging your phone up at work instead of at home to save your electricity, hanging washing out instead of using the tumble dryer or leaving your purse/wallet at home to avoid the risk of spending.

So be proud of those small steps, they really are important

Morning All,

Been awake since 3:30 and have been itching to post here, so I hope that no-one minds if I start the thread today.

Hello to everyone who posts today.

Today I have/will:
• Checked online banking - no change there but still nice to see that my bills are covered with another 2 payday's to go
• Meals from storecupboards
• Have an NSD – I have started a spreadsheet to track my NSD’s
• Enter comps online
• Put a jumper on rather than putting the heating on
• I have looked for a banana and cranberry recipe to use up bananas which are past their best and dried cranberries which are due to go off at the end of the month
• I will make sure that I have me time today – possibly watch a film
• I will sit down and devise a meal plan combining Weight Watchers and Low GI :T
• I will print out meal plan for mum for info (she needs help with ideas etc sometimes) :rolleyes:
• I will continue to drink water (filtered from a tap) rather than squash or coffee
• I will have a shower in a moment and use value deodorant rather than own brand (I tend to do this at the weekend as I don’t really do anything)

I am sure there will be other things, but for now, this is it – take care everyone

Candy xxxx

Lemon_Tree

thanks for starting the thread Candy, can't believe i'm so close to the start of it.
this weekend i'm
checking online banking - done
scratchcards - sats done
updated accounts - done
going shopping and spending less than £40
tidying up house before visitor tomorrow
take towels to vets

blondy24

Morning All,

Today/Tomorrow I will:

• [STRIKE]Mow the lawns - didn't do this yesterday[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Meal from freezer[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Go to a friends for a coffee rather than having one in town - decided not to go out after all[/STRIKE]
• Walk dogs - free exercise
• [STRIKE]Put a load of washing out on the line to dry naturally[/STRIKE] - Decided to do three loads because the weather is nice and need to wash the dog stuff so will do this last.
• Not put the heating off, haven't put it on yet since last winter - :T
• [STRIKE]List lots of items on ebay - I have found out that it is free listing day tomorrow so will add all the things tomorrow - yay! -I have listed 12 items already this morning with lots more to go.[/STRIKE]
• Clean bathroom
• [STRIKE]Sweep and mop the kitchen[/STRIKE]
• [STRIKE]Get b/f 30th birthday card for tomorrow[/STRIKE] :beer:
• Start my Prince course reading material!

honeybear_2

blondy24 wrote: »

Put a load of washing out on the line to dry naturally

This has reminded me that my washing finished ages ago & I haven't put it out yet!

This weekend I'll be:

• hanging out washing
• checking accounts online
• checking Oyster card to see if I can get through the month without topping it up
• doing the mountains of washing up that the washing up fairy seems to have left :rotfl:
• clean my flat
• plan meals for the next few days
• put clean sheets on the bad so will be lovely to go to bed after a hot bath later

Lemon_Tree

i was thinking the same thing, i swapped a load over at 7 and the machine is squeeking at me again as the 2nd load is finished. best go find my dressing gown and get outside with it before the sun goes

Pips_Mum

Hello everyone, hope you have all had a good week,

Today I have/will:

• Cancelled OHs manky 3 contract saving us £40 a month :j
• Cancelled Water DD for the flat now it is being rented, saving us £30 a month :j
• Hokey cokey at 30 and out to dry naturally
• Ring family for free
• Research cheap/free places for us to visit on our hols next wek.
• Going to see Beauty and The Beast later, taking own sweeties rather than shelling out ££££s for theatre ones.
• Tidy up house - free exercise? :rotfl:
• Pack for hols, cant believe how much we are going to have to take now we have Pip :eek:

I have lots of cherry tomatoes turned red at once any ideas what I can do with them all?

Have a lovely weekend all x x

savingforarainyday

Its sparkly saturday:j

Today I have checked online banking
Washed floor throughout downstairs
posted dd's birthday card
Hang washing on airer in conservatory. (dh is sawing wood up the garden)
Using today just to generally tidy up
Make list of stuff to do tomorrow
Taking ds to bbq this evening; part of wildlife trust group he goes to.
Put all paperwork away.

Think this will do:D

bathgatebuyer

Not too much - went out for the papers, had a coffee (went for the size down from what I usually get to save a bit of cash);
Did the washing which is out on the line right now;
Got 3 books to list on Ebay;
Will wash the car and go to the gym

luxor4t

Done so far:
- washing out on the line (lots of odd bits like the bathroom mats, that have been waiting for a good day)

- Clicks & Pigsnout comps

- DD back to college so a good tidy round the house & hoovered her room (better than the gym )

- DH used Sainsbury's 5p 0ff per litre coupon to buy petrol

- tidied up the front garden (last 'free' garden recycling collection this month, so we'll make the most of it)

- shortened a pair of trousers

- unwanted items & spare carrier bags into the charity shop bag

- store cupboard meals planned

- sorted shoe cupboard, 'found' a pair I'd forgotten about

To do:
- hang charity shop picture now that repainted fram has dried

- carry on painting the solid wood charity shop furniture, to replace manky flat pack stuff (so shabby chic, so mse )

WelshWoofer

Afternoon all....

Not a very DFW day today - have already been shopping and bought 3 bought and a dress - in my defence the three tops were all in the sales and cost £19 for all 3 and the dress was just really nice and reduced to £35. - I set myself a budget of £50 to spend and was over by £4 but to compensate I went home for lunch instead of getting a Subway and had jam on toast - the price of vanity!

• Have walked dog twice - the second one in the park
• Driven sensibly
• Picked up wedding tiara thingy - mum paid for it
• Tidied upstairs
• Written shopping list - can't be bothered to go shopping yet
• Taken burger baps out of freezer - if I use these I can get away without shopping today

That's all for today so far....

Lurleene

Hi everyone - a glorious sunny day here today.

Pipsmum- hope you enjoyed Beauty and the Beast - I took B to see it down here a couple of weeks ago and we thought it was done really well.

Rachelmk - hope you are wearing your tiara round the house just for fun. I couldn't stop myself when I got mine.

OH and I have been trawling the shops for a sink and taps so that we actually have a functioning sink in the kitchen but can't find one the right size. Looks like we will have to replace the worktop too. :mad:

1) Car booty tastic day - cheap clothes for T, DVDs for 50p and computer games for B.
2) Got very cheap DVDs at Homebase too. Today we got 12 films for less than £10!
3) Phone charger from Maplin for 30p.
4) SC 10p + 10p
5) Changed SO for childminder and set up a SO for the extra to pay to my CC.
6) Going to a free music festival tonight down by the river. Shoud be fun!

See you tomorrow,
L x